How Do K-Pop Idols Use ENGLISH? (ft. BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, XG) 

I was expecting Rose to be higher, but it makes sense. In Melbourne, she would have either been speaking English exclusively with friends and at school, or Korean exclusively at home or in church, so she didn't have a peer group of code-switchers like you get at an international school.

The fact that XG didn't even release their daily diary logs is something.. When they are trainees, they have to speak into the camera and tell what they did for the day. We got a glimpse of Jurin speaking full English in the log which makes me think they can but are afraid to do so in front of people.

You really did your research and I appreciate that. Thanks for showing XG some love

How high would Maya be in code switching if you counted the Oh My Gods

Yeah the code switching between Japanese, Korean and English with XG is ridiculous. Especially if Chisa and Maya are involved. They will switch between all three languages during a conversation occasionally even in a sentence.

I've just watched your 2 videos on English analysis.And i have some thoughts. The idea is amazing. I've never seen someone do it before (especially with k-pop idols). When I first clicked I thought it was gonna be about language switches in k-pop songs, but it was interesting regardless. As a non native English speaker who consumes most of entertainment content in English it was really fun to see idols switch between languages and recognize how sometimes I do the same thing myself. The editing is great. Its funny, but not distracting. How some footage of idols reflect what you are saying is hilarious (my personal favorite is when you say we can't know for sure and Rose at the background looking confused at 4:50) The amount of effort you've put in the video. Im sure it was fun to watch some k-pop shows, but I really appreciate when a k-tuber actually put some time into a video. It doesn't happen that often when a lot of k-tube content is reaction or review videos, k-pop news or some random facts about idols. So it always feels like a breath of fresh air when someone makes video like this one, that requires time, effort, sense of humor and even math💀 I'm glad you didn't use robot voice and actually voiced it yourself. I can guess robot voice is easier or less time consuming to use, but it takes away a lot of personality of a video So, you said you have some other great ideas for your future videos and if they are as great and entertaining as this one, I hope your channel become big thing among k-pop fans. Looking forward to what you're gonna put out next! Edit: and now I looked up other videos on this channel, and you are a Loona fan! Nice to see a fellow Orbit (or whatever we're called now after the girls went to different agencies)

This video was AMAZING- So much effort and editing went into this video and it shows. I loved learning more about how much these groups used English! Whatever you do next will definitely be a BANGER!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

Jisung at first cause he is British 😂

Blackpink and xg

This is really great seeing the analysis. It would be interesting if you also did other idols beyond South Korea. SB19, idols in the Philippines did go through a similar system and were under a Kpop management. The code switching in the Philippines is pretty crazy cause most of the time Tagolog and English has been mixed in our native language, hence the term Taglish was created. I would love to see your analysis on it if it is within the scope of your channel.

Ben, this is so interesting to me. I appreciate all your effort, it really shows. You've also got really good comedic vision for your edits LOL

I’m so glad you’ve made another one! I was waiting for this😍

So fascinating! Thanks for all the work you put into this. It’s been on my mind since I’ve been following all these girl groups!

Amazing job with this video. Super well produced, yet very fun and interesting ❤

Yes, more XG analysis please!

This was a great video! And super interesting to watch (and play a guessing game) of who code switched the most and how they applied it to their language comprehension and learning. It makes me want to incorporate more words from other languages in my every day speech, too! 😅 Also if you ever feel like doing this again, two other groups who I would consider especially good at English would be Æspa and Itzy; one being pretty close to near fluent even at debut (Æspa) and the other having progressed over the years through their language lessons at JYP and very intentional incorporation of English (Itzy). Great video as always Ben! Spectacularly edited, too!

The work that goes into this research! Wow! 🙇‍♂️

This is actually a really interesting topic to talk about! I wonder where did you got the idea from. Anyways, good work.

This video was so fun and calming to watch, I love it. And I was really surprised that Maya code switched so much

Thanks for using all groups that I stan❤😂

Another fantastic video Ben! Great job 👏👏

I'm hoping that you can do an analysis on Itzy, I-dle, Le Sserafim and Nmixx next 😊

Omg u put so much effort into this and it shows!! If u do another part could u include Enhypen?

Wow, can't believe I only just came across your video! I've never thought about how much idols code switch till now, and it's literally so interesting. I'm a native English speaker but I usually find myself wanting to switch to other languages that I know (including Telegu, Chinese and bits of Japanese) just cause it feels more natural. Korean is slowly making its way into my vocabulary now too lol.

I’m not trying to be hurtful or picky just letting you know that the line from skz code of ‘your confidence is very sexy’ was actually Chanbinnie and not hyunjin. I found having watched a ton of SKz content that Changbin follows on from others speaking English as a way to parrot yet also add his own flair, which is a great way to practice the language. Lix does this too only in Korean, he’ll repeat words or phrases that another member has said in his own way and sometime does so in English too, I think it’s become a habit for him. Again all good things, I’m not trying to criticise anyone just pointing some interesting stuff out that I’ve observed.

great job

I would def love a video on code switching!!

Finally, someone who recognized NewJeans for being special and unique rather than "That popular privileged group from HYBE". Great video ❤

Very nice video

Please do an analysis for BLACKSWAN too. Btw I just discovered you today with the 150 NEW JEANS message and I really appreciated💙💙

Maya is an intelligent speaker. She's smart.

I can compare harvey of xg to olivia of asobi asobase ♥️

HYBE, as a company, would make sense telling their idols to learn how to or to speak in English half or most of the time. You want to reach wider and broader audience and you want them to be more relatable if you can understand what they are saying.

Please check WayV I thing they might get hier score than new jeans as 4/6 members can speak english on very cofort level! Wathing they vlogs make me feel sory for subtitles maker becouse they do constantly swiches betwen korean chines and english

Btw, rosé was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia.

The names are so goody❤😂

Dang i guessed stray kids like perfectly 😂

I thought hyunjin was in LA for three months and seungmin in canada for two months (I’m not sure )!!!

More XG BUDDY!!

Doesnt xG mean expected goals in soccer? A statistic to measure the quality of scoring chances a team is able to produce by getting into good shooting positions

Another interesting study is the Japanese use of Korean idols. Korean idols do more Japanese releases than English.

cool concept. i'll wait til you start talking about more nugu grps or loona...

In the future, the English speaker gonna rise up becoming the k-pop idol as we can see now with A2k and Dream Academy...it will be good to see code-switching from a native English speaker to Korean in a few years time

Please to tommorow x together!!!!!!

of course the Dior Goddesses are next each other. fun great video!

I subscribed my friend. I hope you will consider doing (G)I-dle :)

ココちゃんてそんな英語力低いかなぁ　世界レベルのラッパーでは　ハーヴィちゃんが低い理由とは😅　というかやっとアメリカ行って格段にレベル上がったような。まぁ話す機会が少ないけども。